1956 Boston College Eagles football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1956

| team = Boston College Eagles

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| record = 5–4

| head_coach = Mike Holovak

| hc_year = 6th

| captain = Henry Sullivan[http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/bceagles.com/documents/2016/8/16/Boston_College_Media_Guide.pdf 2016 Boston College football media guide]. p. 181.

| stadium = Fenway Park

}}

The 1956 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1956 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Mike Holovak, the Eagles compiled a record of 5–4. Boston College played home games at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1956

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|October 5|Friday}}

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Miami (FL)

| opprank = 13

| site_stadium = Burdine Stadium

| site_cityst = Miami, FL

| score = 6–27

| attend = 37,381

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 13

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Marquette

| site_stadium = Marquette Stadium

| site_cityst = Milwaukee, WI

| score = 26–19

| attend = 12,600

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 20

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Rutgers

| site_stadium = Rutgers Stadium

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| score = 32–0

| attend = 8,500

| source = {{cite news |title=Rutgers Is Held Scoreless; 99-Game Streak Ends with 32-0 Boston Loss |first=Jimmie |last=Fleming |date=October 21, 1956 |page=1 |newspaper=The Sunday Home News |location=New Brunswick, N.J.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67988053/1956-rutgers-bc/ }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|October 28|Sunday}}

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Detroit

| site_stadium = University of Detroit Stadium

| site_cityst = Detroit, MI

| score = 7–12

| attend = 13,979

| source = {{cite news|title=BC's 9 Fumbles Help Titans Win|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=George Puscas|date=October 29, 1956|pages=37, 39|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20299281/bcs_9_fumbles_help_titans_win/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|November 2|Friday}}

| w/l = w

| opponent = Villanova

| site_stadium = Fenway Park

| site_cityst = Boston, MA

| score = 7–6

| attend = 13,275

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 10

| w/l = l

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1956|team=Quantico Marines Devil Dogs|title=Quantico Marines}}

| site_stadium = Fenway Park

| site_cityst = Boston, MA

| score = 6–20

| attend = 7,404

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|November 18|Sunday}}

| w/l = w

| opponent = Boston University

| gamename = rivalry

| site_stadium = Fenway Park

| site_cityst = Boston, MA

| score = 13–0

| attend = 15,077

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 24

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1956|team=Brandeis Judges|title=Brandeis}}

| site_stadium = Fenway Park

| site_cityst = Boston, MA

| score = 52–0

| attend = 5,458

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 1

| w/l = l

| opponent = Holy Cross

| site_stadium = Fenway Park

| site_cityst = Boston, MA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–7

| attend = 34,176

| source = {{cite news |title=Boston College Vanquished, 7-0 |first=Michael |last=Strauss |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y. |date=December 2, 1956 |page=S1}}

}}

{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/boston-college/1956-schedule.html |title=1956 Boston College Eagles Schedule and Results |work=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=May 9, 2018}}

References

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Category:Boston College Eagles football seasons

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